Posted by:
L.A. Exmo
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Date: December 08, 2022 03:21AM
Top story on the NBC website today as a "Special Report." Worth a read.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/salt-lake-citys-efforts-fight-pollution-face-new-challenge-toxic-dust-rcna44508"Water levels in October fell to the lowest levels on record, exposing much of the lakebed and creating conditions for storms of dust — laden with toxic metals — that now threaten the 2 million people living nearby."
"But even those in wealthy enclaves away from the most visible sources of pollution won’t be spared from the dust. New research suggests arsenic-rich concentrations of dust from any source are the highest in wealthy Salt Lake area communities and that fast-growing suburbs could face the brunt of the dust storms' impact."
"While other metals such as nickel, thallium and lead were more likely to exceed those EPA markers in poorer, less-white communities like Rose Park, arsenic was more concentrated in samples from wealthy communities, possibly because of its past use as a fertilizer on agricultural lands."
Oh no! Rich mormons are going to be affected too, maybe even some Q15 neighborhoods! If that prospect won't open up the church coffers, nothing will.